This is why you shouldn't own an XBOX. The graphics and gameplay are beautiful on a PC. Use your XBOX controllers as a PC one instead. It's about all they're good for. This review was surprising. Everyone has been giving it a lot of praise. It's fun, it's the first game where you can actively switch between any of the 4 turtles, and it's the first game where they actually fight together.
This review sucks because it's for XBOX. The game never freezes on the PC, and I'm sure the PS3 may have the same issues, but we'll have to wait and see. Otherwise, the camera issues aren't existant on the PC. The only thing that's disappointing is the fact that it's too short.
Why is this an issue? It's a stupid drawing of a rail system. When you become Picasso, you can bitch. Until then, be glad your art was good enough to include in a piece of amazing pop culture.
Not only was this score lower than it deserved, the video review talks about nothing of substance. The AI is stupid when it's on normal. Play it on hard. The few times that the AI is BARELY a problem is now fixed. Problem solved... what next? Nothing from Tom McShea? Figures. What a worthless review and an undeserved score. The game is amazing. Just buy it. You'll be happy.
I thought the new Tomb Raider was great. It had the perfect mix of graphics, story, and I'd pick it up again in a second. Tom McShea is just another writer at Gamespot whose articles are more fueled by who's paying them to write about their product, and what they've got stored away for slow gaming news days, than actual journalism.
The Devil May Cry campaign Gamespot had was so over the top and forced down everyone's throat, that the people who visit this site need to realize that the articles they're reading don't necessarily hold any kind of actual context to what's going on in the gaming world. It was an obvious paid campaign of promotion, and baseless reviews. And it seems more and more that it keeps happening on this site.
Graphics ARE important to gamers, but not at the cost of good gameplay and story. Crysis 3 went all out on graphics, fell short on length, story, and had TONS of bugs. The AI is a joke, even after the updates.
Players don't buy games solely on graphics. It's a factor, yes, but to put it on a pedestal like this, is just misinformed nonsense that serves as a potential excuse for games that lack depth and re-playability.
No one is ready for "always online". It's proved to be nothing but a detriment to gamers, and a roadblock for poorly planned releases from such "wonderful" companies as EA, and will ultimately end up costing the developers more $$ than piracy ever will.
So EA is going to give players the chance to choose from more flawed games?
If you choose Battlefield 3, you'll get bored once the new one comes out.
Who is going to waste their free game on Bejeweled 3? What a waste of an offer... how insulting, EA... next...
Dead Space 3? The most anticlimactic game ever? You'll be annoyed if you got this for free and played it through only to see the ending... although, you'll be glad you didn't pay for it.
Mass Effect 3... another clusterf**k from EA/BioWare. Does this include the horrible "ending content" patch? You know, the one EA and BioWare has to release due to the outrage of fans from the broken promises they made. It doesn't change the ending of the game at all, but gives you a few extra scenes at the end. A great game, but an overall waste of time if you were a fan and haven't played 1 and 2 yet only to be disappointed with how 3 ends.
MoH Warfighter: A disaster of control, overdone graphics, and boring story. CoD Black Ops 2 soon put this to bed.
Need for Speed Most Wanted: You're already invested in another great racing game if you're into the genre, I'm sure.
Plants Vs. Zombies? Another insult to those who paid for SimShitty... why are you trying to pawn off a mobile app game as your apology?
And SimCity 4? You're going to give me the much better, older version of the game tons pre-ordered months in advance? That's like giving Warcraft players Orcs Vs Men. What a waste.
People should throw this offer back in the face of EA and let them know where everyone stands.
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